Uranium Articles & Analysis
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Current production methods of medical isotopes are fission-based nuclear reactors or accelerators that require either highly enriched or low enriched uranium (HEU/LEU) to operate. These methods are costly, multi-step processes that result in nuclear waste byproducts that must be safely contained and stored for hundreds of years while being protected from theft by terrorists. ...
” ATSDR identified five key findings with recommendations: On-site worker safety must continue to be a high priority for EPA as digging at the landfill could release dust containing uranium and thorium decay products and radon gas on the landfill that might impact health. ...
Standards that recommend sample preparation by UV photolysis include: DIN 38406, Part 16: Determination of zinc, cadmium, lead, copper, thallium, nickel, cobalt by voltammetry DIN 38406, Part 17: Determination of uranium – Method using adsorptive stripping voltammetry in surface water, raw water and drinking water UV digestion is suitable for transparent samples with ...
In 2010, a Navajo cattle rancher named Larry Gordy discovered an abandoned uranium mine in the middle of his grazing land in Cameron, AZ, according to the New York Times. ...
There is no domestic source of Mo-99, and nearly all of the world's Mo-99 supply comes from the thermal fission of highly enriched uranium (HEU) targets in foreign reactors, which is a costly and unreliable source of radioactive material and raises serious proliferation concerns. ...
Two molecules that have been developed at Berkeley Lab to sequester actinides can target a much wider range of actinides, the most well-known of which are uranium and plutonium. Contamination can cause acute cellular and tissue damage leading to cancer. ...